“all my kids get pudgy right before a growth spurt.”
Mine as well...I have worried about my oldest’s weight.
He is 4’3” and 74 lbs...
His DOCTOR however is not.
He says that his weight and height have ALWAYS been with in a few % points of each other...sometimes he is in a higher percentage in height..sometimes in weight...
But always consistent.
So...I try NOT to worry about anything other than enough activity and good food!
But I AM overweight..so..I worry!
This pediatrician was new to our practice, the doctors we know have never had a problem with his weight. My son has always been a stocky, solid boy in the 90th percentiles. My brother was much the same way as a kid and did develop a weight problem in adolescence, so I try to keep an eye on it. Usually, just when I'm thinking that we need to cut down on buying the extras, he grows and seems fine again.